Hammock



H. MINTZ. H AMlvl'ocK. APPLICATION FILED I'ULY I9, 192|.

Ptentd May 2,

- To all whom t may concern UNITED STATES HARRY MINT-z, or BOSTON,ivissAiIU'sETT-s.

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Speccatioii'ofiietters Patent.v

Be it known that'l HARRY MiN'rZl', a citi-l zen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of Boston, inthe county of Suffolk and State ofMassachiisetts,'have invented new and useful Improvements in Hainingseat" frame a'd'apted to supporta. niaQt-jf Y canvas or other suitabletextil'e'iii'ateif'ial" and;4 flexible' suspension. or supportni'ginei'nbeis 'ljfaminocl's offtl'i'isj type Whicli, as is fivell mocks, ofWhichv the folloi'ving'is a specification".

This` invention relates to-' `h'amiiioclis and isa continuation iii'partofan application 'filf'ed "by me on April 23,1921, Ser. No.v463,897, More particularly the' invention re'- lates to that typeof'liainn'iock' commonly called couch .or Grl'o'ucesteiwY h'aii'iiiiockstre'sszor cushion, end and back inen'i-bersbf edf for use inerelyf jasporchv svings have IioW'c'one' to lie-regarded als indispble 4 articlesof furniture vin many ysituatioi'izs"suchV randas-f orin closedl roomssuch' as sun' aSl upon carefully "furi'i'isl'ie'd" protected' iveporchesor? the like Wher'eaii outletdoors atmosphere or venvironinen't is `vdesired? meet these?? con d itu'ms,A of service itis-essen"-suchfconstructioii as to permit ity to be made of materials which will"harmonize in texture a-ndcolorswith the environment in `v hicl'i itisfhuiig", and VWhich-V h'as customarily been carefully planned',` oftenfat'large expense-,to

produce ain artistic effect of Which'thefun nishings forman essentialelement. f

It is the object of this iiix'fentio'ii to `provide a hammockpri-ii'iarily intended for .usel under these conditions of service andto thatV end so constructed'as to `permity the fabric portions thereofto be, made offany material desired by the user, or which'the particularenvironment mayl require, vat the saine ingra in'o'd'i'lie'dtI form;vandi Figure '3 is 'a View @maar a; Fig; ii sii-6e! ifgnre 4 is'asection on the line of Fig.y b-ut to 'larger scale. i

Referringhto F igs. l and 2, 1" is amattress* supportingfranie of usualconstruction coin'- prising side 'and end rails, the' latter being'preferably made of angle iron as clearly show n in Fig. 2. p v 'v VSaidlframeijs adaptedto vsupport amattress 'or cushion 2;' EXt'en'dingVupwardly fromr thefra'ine thereis provided a back rest 3 which may `beofanyusuall construcshown secured to the frame. by meansofiy 1;, links-'41seeurea tofbmeketg-5jamnestyt i side rails 'ofthe vfrainejTheeraetalr'ralnge?rvr ment and mode ofconnectionof the loaeli` tion, but`Whic'h ispreferably of the forml @et is est beweer, a part offf thepeers Ventron@ f i y .Sindicates'l' onefof-jaipa'irofjfiexible supiporting ii'ieiiibe'ifs-s`uch asjchains xvliiclifniay i depend froml anysuitable elevated' sup-port.

t lower ends these supportinginenijbers are preferablyprovidedfwithrings7, to Which'are-seiire'd c'liai'n'sjsuchf;as 6, the" op-positefendfs ofwhich aree'o niiefct'editio` the i eldthelatter adjusted prosition'..`Fromthe rings -jalls'o depend" pairsV ofsuspensi'on Imentibers such'a'sthe chains 9, th'e'lower' ends offsaidfchains being securedA vto;V theendibar's of the; seat'fra'ine in any suitable in'anneia's by bolts 10 Sthatthe'iseatx' back restt h frame is thus directlysupportedby thepension devices. kPreferablythe chain'sff are provid ed"` belovv theupper edge of the back resin3 with'suitable means such as the S-linls S,constituting stops for a purpose hereinafter 'described n At each end ofthe hammocl'rthere is provided: a rigid bar or rail 15 constituting an'a'rin, rest, such bar being provided with vertical openings 16adjacent*itsextreinities; I

VPreferably .such opei'iings"A arey spaced in Waidly from theextreinitiesv of thel bar .andv are of a diameter to permit the v,fre'efl passage of the chain ytl'ierethrough.` 'sA shown in Figs; 1 and 2, theupper surface of the bar-15 betweenftheapertures 1.6I is down! ivardlyconcave so as to conformmore on4 Y less close-ly to the shape of the armof the Patented@ ivre-y 2,1922,

S15-iA user, but it will be understood that the particular shape orcontour isf not essential'. l f- At a. suitable point abovefthemattressf2 there is providedy a bar 1 1, .secured adjacent its oppositeendsto the chains 9 iii any suit` 'liev able manner, as by bolts. Saidb-ar 11 is inserted within a fold or pocketprovided at the top end ofthefabric end member or screen 12. Said end member or screenveXgv tendsdownwardly inside the plane of the chains 9 to the plane of the framewhere it isprovided with a pocket in which is inserted a bar 13 (Fig. 2)having openings for the. reception of the bolts by means of'whichv theYchains 9 are attached tothe end rail of the 'seat frame. l'referablysaid end member extends downwardly to form a valance 14 which serves toconceal the frame and to renhance the visual appearance of the hammock.'The arm rest 15 is normally seated l upon the bar 11 and is adjustableto varying heights within the limits delinedby said bar 11 and the'S-links or stops S.

The hammock shown in Figs. 3 and 4 is of the same-construction as thatjust described, except that the arm rest 15a. instead of being flat uponits under surface is downwardly curved throughout its central portionandprovided with a'groove 17 (Fig. 4)

adapted to receive the bar 11 sothat saidL armV restV 1'5a maybenormally seated upon` saidbar, 11.

j texture and colors is very limited.

'wine in generata device has been dis" closed and Vdescribed as appliedto one end only of a hammock, it should be understood that the samevstructure isemployed at both ends although if desired the v end memberand arm restmay be omitted or removed Yfrom one end of the hammock withreference 'to the presenceofsuc'h device at the otherfend..YV n

. .dlt is believed from theI foregoing description it will be clear thatas the entire weight of theL hammock and its occupants is carried by thesupporting chains 9, the fabric ends ofthe hammock are not subjected tothesel .as thearm rest is independent of the other elements of the endmembers it can not only be adjusted to varyingfheights but can be madeof the form or contour best adapted to enhance the artistic. effect ofthe hammock.v

lt also results from the fact that the arm rest is an independentmember, that it need not be covered with the same material employed inthe making ofthe other elements of the hammock', but may if desired beof j diierent or contrasted material or color and cushioned or otherwiseespecially adapted to unique and special situations.

While I have shown two forms of arm rests to illustrate the use ofstraight and curved lines, it will be understoodthat these forms areillustrativeonly, and Vthat other forms may be employed withoutdeparting from my invention.

I claim:

1. lA hammock comprising` a seat frame, iiexible supports engaging anddirectly supporting said frame, a vertically adjustable arm rest havingopenings yadjacent to its ends, said supports passing freely throughsaid openings and means independent of` said arm rest for supporting avstrip of fabric constituting a wind shield. ,l l

2. A hammock comprising a seat frame, flexible supports engaging anddirectly sup,-

porting said frame, a vertically adjustable arm rest having openingsadjacentY to its ends, said supports passing freely through saidopenings, stop means carried by said supports above and below said armrest to. limit the movement thereof on said supports,

and a strip of fabric constituting a wind shield supported by thelowerof said. stop means.y Y

' 3. hammockcomprising a v flexible supports*engagingV and directly'supf'` porting said frame, an end member Ycomprising a bar carriedV bysaidsupports and adapted to support a strip of fabric, and anv` arm restmounted uponv said supportsfabove Y.

said bar.

4. rA 'hammock comprising al seat`V frame,Av` flexible supports engagingand directly .sup-7 porting said frame,y an end member com-Vv prising abar carried byfsaidsupports, and an arm rest, ,engaging saidfsupportsabove said 1 bar,1said arm rest havinga curved arm sup-k y l j V5101i 5.A hammock comprisinga seat frame,

portingv surface' intermediate its ends.

mor f` flexible supports engaging and directlyV sup-v Y porting saidframe, an'en'd member compris!V ing a bar carried by said supports andadapted to supporta strip yof fabric, and anarm" rest having adownwardly curved portion mounted Vupon said supports,said' arm resthaving a groove in its under side adapted to receive said bar wherebysaid arm rest may be normally seated on said bar.

6. A hammock comprising a seatframe,

flexible supports engaging and directly sup? porting said frame, an endmember comprising a bar fast on said supports, and a strip of fabricsecured to said bar at its top and to said seat frame at its bottom, andan' arm rest mounted upon said supports above said bar.

7. lA hammock comprising a seat frame, flexible supports engaging anddirectly supporting said frame, an end membercompris` ing a ar fast onsaid supports, astrip of fabric secured to said bar at its top andtosaidy seat frame Yat its bottom, and an arm rest having a downwardlycurved portion bar to vvhich the` top` ofsaid fabric strip 4is secured.v j I y y9'. A hammockcomprlsmg a seat frame,

exible supports engaging and directly supporting said frame,` an endmember' compris-l 7 ing a fixed element and a movable arm lrest element,said movable element being` dis posed above said fixed element andadjustable to varying heightsupon said supports.v

Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts, v

this 18th day of July, 1921.

. HARRY MINTZ. v

